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he said the taliban and al qaeda are two different elements. if we stay after killing bin laden, we have lost our purpose. he said the worst thing we can do is get bogged down without getting out. it wasn't that long ago, but it was interesting to look back a year and eight months ago to when bin laden was killed. i mean, at the time, anybody else think that maybe that would have meant we would come home from afghanistan? it seemed like one of the real possibilities that opened up with that almost unbelievable news on that cold night in may. but we did not leave afghanistan after this happened. this was roughly 600 days ago. we've got another 700 days ahead of us before the white house says this war will officially end, near hi two years from now. but how many american troops are left there between now and then? and what are those troops expected to do? how much fighting are they going to be doing? how much of our 11 and a half yearlong war is going to continue to result in americans getting hurt and killed between now and then? all of that rem
he said the taliban and al qaeda are two different elements. if we stay after killing bin laden, we have lost our purpose. he said the worst thing we can do is get bogged down without getting out. it wasn't that long ago, but it was interesting to look back a year and eight months ago to when bin laden was killed. i mean, at the time, anybody else think that maybe that would have meant we would come home from afghanistan? it seemed like one of the real possibilities that opened up with that...
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the taliban. or the government. my jailer said to me not a shot would be fired in afghanistan without the backing of the pakistani government so were the taliban in touch with the government did the government of pakistan know i was there did the government of pakistan in intervene and ultimately save me. did jalali the in the whole county network that we are at war with. and with which i lived in the one nine hundred eighty s. and his name i use constantly to try and save me and who i was trying to get to because i thought by getting to a kani i could find out about al qaeda did he ultimately hold on to that tribal law and say me i've heard so many different things that's why it's a very murky complicated place in the war is far far different from the way we perceive it in the media speaking of tribes what are u.s. intelligence capabilities among the tribes do you believe that washington has enough knowledge when it comes to the language and cultural experience of the particular reasons in afghanistan that need to
the taliban. or the government. my jailer said to me not a shot would be fired in afghanistan without the backing of the pakistani government so were the taliban in touch with the government did the government of pakistan know i was there did the government of pakistan in intervene and ultimately save me. did jalali the in the whole county network that we are at war with. and with which i lived in the one nine hundred eighty s. and his name i use constantly to try and save me and who i was...
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to the table my suspicion is not and the taliban is divided between the hardliners who want to hold out and go for an all out victory and those who are weary of the war and want some sort of a compromise but if i was the taliban i would say look maybe we should hold out here because certainly their negotiating position seems to be preferable will be brief tonight in neighboring pakistan security forces are on high alert in the country's largest city correct the string of bombings targeting shia muslim to cross the country has left at least one hundred fifteen people dead so the extremists of admitted carrying out the deadliest attack on a crowded billion hole in the southwest killing eighty one there and injured more than one hundred twenty shia muslims are a minority in pakistan and the target of violent attacks which have seen in recent . other world views the un for swift deployment of international troops in mali after massive clashes between militants and government forces in the central town president of france france were alarmed earlier voiced his country's readiness to inte
to the table my suspicion is not and the taliban is divided between the hardliners who want to hold out and go for an all out victory and those who are weary of the war and want some sort of a compromise but if i was the taliban i would say look maybe we should hold out here because certainly their negotiating position seems to be preferable will be brief tonight in neighboring pakistan security forces are on high alert in the country's largest city correct the string of bombings targeting shia...
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that i did fight with taliban together against american soldiers between the war. and i should i should sign papers that i am be a member of al-qaeda because they didn't have anything against me in their hand and if you was in the to make it to it. can i ask you what they actually did what they are actually took you in for in the first place what were the charges first. there was no or no reason for just the. pakistani people they saw through some dollar to americans. said this man he's a terrorist and very soon few months later they found out that i'm innocent and they want me that i'm going to sign papers they forced me to sign papers that i should make me that i'm be a member of al qaeda because because they didn't have anything against me in their hands and you're saying for you how did they force you to say what were they doing to coerce you to do that. they used torture techniques like waterboarding and electroshocks they sought after this i'm going to sign and agree that i'm being a member of al qaeda and every time i refused to sign they tried another kind
that i did fight with taliban together against american soldiers between the war. and i should i should sign papers that i am be a member of al-qaeda because they didn't have anything against me in their hand and if you was in the to make it to it. can i ask you what they actually did what they are actually took you in for in the first place what were the charges first. there was no or no reason for just the. pakistani people they saw through some dollar to americans. said this man he's a...
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is not welcomed by the afghan government positions increasingly fragile and with the strengthening taliban insurgency let's talk to ali rosenberg he's a university of sussex he writes for the daily political blog hi there thanks for being with us just days before these talks a senior white house advisor now it's washington is now considering this idea of maybe a complete withdrawal in twenty forty what kind of message is that sending ahead of these negotiations. but unfortunately not a very good one but i think that has as much to do with obama's domestic pressures as it does with the considerations for what might be best in afghanistan and i think that the obama administration does not work very well with karzai they find him corrupt and ineffectual additionally they have very little domestic political incentive to continue pushing the war the american population is pretty tired of it and in truth obama really could use that money to do a lot of other things that our highest priority list so i start no carry on carry on i mean i will say how persuasive his cause i like to the bay that whe
is not welcomed by the afghan government positions increasingly fragile and with the strengthening taliban insurgency let's talk to ali rosenberg he's a university of sussex he writes for the daily political blog hi there thanks for being with us just days before these talks a senior white house advisor now it's washington is now considering this idea of maybe a complete withdrawal in twenty forty what kind of message is that sending ahead of these negotiations. but unfortunately not a very...
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strength now i don't think it's turned out the way the president probably wanted it to because the taliban is so clearly on the office but the idea that the president did his best he tried to send more troops it didn't work he. david as we say in the united states the old college try and it just didn't work i think for an american population that is both battered financially and very tired of endless wars and occupations this is something that will basically go go forward without a hitch in terms of american public opinion. on the way eleven years of indefinite detention we discussed about patients of washington's keeping the tories one time in the military prison of despite barack obama's long running pledge to shut down the facility. your own borders and beyond the courts eleven years on guantanamo remains open for business and r t looks at the interrogation nerve center of america's war on terror . whether you die from high or to the death. touch the power of the wind or drift in the beauty of the currents. the well prepared is a must and if you're lucky. you'll never forget your experi
strength now i don't think it's turned out the way the president probably wanted it to because the taliban is so clearly on the office but the idea that the president did his best he tried to send more troops it didn't work he. david as we say in the united states the old college try and it just didn't work i think for an american population that is both battered financially and very tired of endless wars and occupations this is something that will basically go go forward without a hitch in...
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last wednesday, killed this man, a tribal leader affiliated with the afghan taliban. drones have always been deeply unpopular with pakistanis because of civilian deaths because. now general stanley mcchrystal, in charge of forces in afghanistan, cautions about their overuse. but president obama has just named john brenan as the one he wants to run the cia and he has been one of the strongest advocates of drawn attacks as obama's counterterrorism chief. now more from the pakistani capital islamabad. >> the pakistani establishment have said the drone strikes are counterproductive because there is collateral damage. that collateral damage has now been established by the bureau of investigative journalism and the stanford report. so there is considerable criticism about the legality of those strikes. john brenan had already said there was no collateral damage in the drone strikes, something that is documented. the pakistanis are warning that it will jeopardize their own counterinsurgency strategies in the tribal areas. peace talks to stop the fighting in the central afric
last wednesday, killed this man, a tribal leader affiliated with the afghan taliban. drones have always been deeply unpopular with pakistanis because of civilian deaths because. now general stanley mcchrystal, in charge of forces in afghanistan, cautions about their overuse. but president obama has just named john brenan as the one he wants to run the cia and he has been one of the strongest advocates of drawn attacks as obama's counterterrorism chief. now more from the pakistani capital...
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under welcomed by the afghan government whose position is increasingly fragile amid the strengthening taliban insurgency but general raw politics professor of all new york university says it's no one's interest for the u.s. forces to leave right away. there's a lot of talk about not leaving any troops there at all however i don't think the u.s. can afford that leader in the region because there are still quite a bit of violence going on on there so i think the president will probably leave some troops there first on top but i would assume that president karzai is going to want that out because it gives him more. or it makes him look more powerful on the negotiating table and within the context of his own constituents however he also needs some protection so it will be a little bit of a catch twenty two situation for that i think probably hopes to achieve a few things one is continued military support for the afghan troops so they can maintain their own military or army if you will and the second has. continued. monetary support and some development efforts there. this man may not have the boy
under welcomed by the afghan government whose position is increasingly fragile amid the strengthening taliban insurgency but general raw politics professor of all new york university says it's no one's interest for the u.s. forces to leave right away. there's a lot of talk about not leaving any troops there at all however i don't think the u.s. can afford that leader in the region because there are still quite a bit of violence going on on there so i think the president will probably leave some...
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years that is the reality and i don't think that the time frame is going to change it i wonder how the taliban are preparing for the spring how. well i think we have to be clear that the what is being talked about this idea of the spring transition in the spring of two thousand and thirteen just a few months away we're talking about an official acknowledgement by the two governments that now the afghan military is in control what that means is anybody's guess but what it does not mean is that the u.s. troops are going to be pulled out early there was some hope i think that there might be a possibility of an announcement that the end game date for the withdrawal of the vast majority of u.s. troops there are now about sixty six or sixty seven thousand u.s. troops in afghanistan occupying the country there's another forty thousand other nato troops and there's almost a hundred thousand u.s. paid contractors or mercenaries as you choose to call them so there's a huge occupation force in the country that's not going to be brought out in twenty thirteen in the spring what we're talking about is it's
years that is the reality and i don't think that the time frame is going to change it i wonder how the taliban are preparing for the spring how. well i think we have to be clear that the what is being talked about this idea of the spring transition in the spring of two thousand and thirteen just a few months away we're talking about an official acknowledgement by the two governments that now the afghan military is in control what that means is anybody's guess but what it does not mean is that...
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a welcome blow by the afghan government whose positions are increasingly fragile and destroying the taliban insurgency i spoke to patricia did you know about this she's a politics professor of new york university she says it's in no one's interest for the u.s. forces to leave right away. there's a lot of talk about not leaving any troops there are however i don't think the u.s. cannot afford that leader and the really has their start. violence going on there so i think the president will probably leave the troops there. but i would still president karzai is going to require that out because it gives him more. or it makes him look more powerful on the negotiating table. so it however you also need some protection so it will be a little bit of a catch twenty two situation for them i think probably that's going to situation for them and you know a terrorist supporter for the afghan troops so they can maintain their own military and army if you well and the second is. continued to add monetary support in some development efforts there. the agreement allowing americans to adopt russian children
a welcome blow by the afghan government whose positions are increasingly fragile and destroying the taliban insurgency i spoke to patricia did you know about this she's a politics professor of new york university she says it's in no one's interest for the u.s. forces to leave right away. there's a lot of talk about not leaving any troops there are however i don't think the u.s. cannot afford that leader and the really has their start. violence going on there so i think the president will...
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i will give you 30,000 troops on top of what is already there to gut punch the taliban and try to soften up the system. and that's all you get. if you can change the circumstances. the military overpromised and underdelivered. and i think that the resolve of not only the president, but joe biden having always been in that view in coordination with others on the team like dennis mcdonough and tom donilon, really recall the deal and the terms of the deal and they took the troops back. and that broke the back of a notion that a large military footprint delivered automatically the kind of security deliverables that the military was promising. it actually created blowback and counter reaction much like the alliance that you showed in that piece that there is more violence after the surge than before the surge. >> that i think is the key c conceptual that security advances from troop numbers. you didn't get the advances you said would come with the troop numbers. so now you don't get troop numbers indefinitely because they haven't been proven to have the strategic effect that you said they wou
i will give you 30,000 troops on top of what is already there to gut punch the taliban and try to soften up the system. and that's all you get. if you can change the circumstances. the military overpromised and underdelivered. and i think that the resolve of not only the president, but joe biden having always been in that view in coordination with others on the team like dennis mcdonough and tom donilon, really recall the deal and the terms of the deal and they took the troops back. and that...
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she was shot in the head and neck in october after her school bus was stopped by taliban gun men who demanded the other children identify her. the attack outraged pakistan provoking cause for a crack down on ilitants and made malala an international symbol of courage. hundreds of thousands have signed a petition for her to be awarded the nobel peace size. her futher has been given a job at pakistan's consulate allowing the family to stay in britain for the years of medical treatment that lie ahead. >> and i'm going to take you ahead to syria where we may have been reluctant to get involved inside that country but our troops, american people are now very close by. they are stationed at a border town. i will explain why and what they role is in a moment. >>> with the death toll in syria reported at 60,000 people the united states is making a move to try to keep the blood shed from spilling over into turkey to the north. the turkish state media reports 27 u.s. troops are now in a border town and they are there to man patriot missile sites. those missiles were sent to turkey to defend ag
she was shot in the head and neck in october after her school bus was stopped by taliban gun men who demanded the other children identify her. the attack outraged pakistan provoking cause for a crack down on ilitants and made malala an international symbol of courage. hundreds of thousands have signed a petition for her to be awarded the nobel peace size. her futher has been given a job at pakistan's consulate allowing the family to stay in britain for the years of medical treatment that lie...
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criticizing the taliban who banned schooling for girls. she was shot in the head and neck and october after her school bus was stopped by taliban gunmen who demand the other children identify her. it provoked calls for a crack down on militants. she was evacuated to britain for medical treatment and an international symbol of courage. hundreds of thousands signed a petition and awarded the nobel peace prize. >> they are subjected to violence all the time and speaking out about their rights, she was a child speaking out about her rights in a very, very difficult context. she spoke how knowing that she could be subjected to violence, what makes it even more interesting is that she had the support of her family, particularly her father to actually speak out. >> the focus is on her first steps. her father has been given a job at pakistan's consulate allowing the family to stay in britain for the years of therapy and medical treatment. that now lies ahead. that job is for a period of at least three years with the possibility of an extension aft
criticizing the taliban who banned schooling for girls. she was shot in the head and neck and october after her school bus was stopped by taliban gunmen who demand the other children identify her. it provoked calls for a crack down on militants. she was evacuated to britain for medical treatment and an international symbol of courage. hundreds of thousands signed a petition and awarded the nobel peace prize. >> they are subjected to violence all the time and speaking out about their...
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on her skull which was, of course, shattered when she was shot at point blafrmg range in the head by taliban men last october. so really great to see these latest pictures of malala walking out of hospital, but these are just first steps aloorng what is likely to be a very long road toward recovery. aaron. >> i love that sweet little wave that she gave. >>> let's check in with sanjay gupta. he's in for anderson cooper. >> we're keeping them honor effort ahead on the program with new information, explosive allegations that are exclusive to 360 about what really happened in steubenville, ohio, the night that two high school football players allegedly did the unthinkable to a very drunk 16-year-old allegedly raping her at several parties. you're going to hear it first on 360 and you're going to hear from both attorneys. >>> also ahead a 360 follow. we've been following the case of baby veronica for months now. today the supreme court decided it was also they're also interested, hearing the case and deciding who get to raise the little girl, either her adoptive parents or her father who is a mem
on her skull which was, of course, shattered when she was shot at point blafrmg range in the head by taliban men last october. so really great to see these latest pictures of malala walking out of hospital, but these are just first steps aloorng what is likely to be a very long road toward recovery. aaron. >> i love that sweet little wave that she gave. >>> let's check in with sanjay gupta. he's in for anderson cooper. >> we're keeping them honor effort ahead on the program...
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on her skull which was, of course, shattered when she was shot at point blank range in the head by taliban men last october. so really great to see these latest pictures of malala walking out of hospital, but these are just first steps along what is likely to be a very long road toward recovery. erin. >> i love that sweet little wave that she gave. >> our fifth story out front, mcdreamy verses the mermaid. he said he's now the proud owner of a small seattle-based coffee chain. starbucks, the coffee giant, came in with the mermaid logo. they said not so fast. who is the new owner of tully's coffee. the owner? patrick dempsey. it took this to get you on the show, but we're excited to have you. why did you want to do this? why buy a coffee chain? >> tully's is a beloved brand here. there's such a loyal following between the workers and customers that it just felt right and it came together in many ways quite easily. and it's really exciting to be a part of this movement, really. and it was a brand that needed to be preserved. there were 500 jobs at stake. and you know, it just felt right. and
on her skull which was, of course, shattered when she was shot at point blank range in the head by taliban men last october. so really great to see these latest pictures of malala walking out of hospital, but these are just first steps along what is likely to be a very long road toward recovery. erin. >> i love that sweet little wave that she gave. >> our fifth story out front, mcdreamy verses the mermaid. he said he's now the proud owner of a small seattle-based coffee chain....
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this whole issue together, including a lot of the progress that's been made for afghan women as the taliban returns. i find that a very scary report. >> the other people scared are the pakistanis. >> right. >> looking at what's happening says kroog the border, if we are completely pulling out. what does it say about the surge and the american lives that were lost with that escalation? >> if you look at the pentagon's own most recent report on what's been the last six months in afghanistan, you will -- of the most recent -- the most repeat report from the pentagon on previous six months in afghanist afghanistan, you will see that the levels of violence that have returned to -- are now greater than presurge levels. this obviously brings us to the conclusion that the surge has made no difference. now, the military will disagree with that, and i would say the surge has made a difference in parts of afghanistan, in southern afghanistan, and helmand province especially where 20,000 marines were there. they're leaving soon. it did make a difference to some degree in kandahar, so i think the zero o
this whole issue together, including a lot of the progress that's been made for afghan women as the taliban returns. i find that a very scary report. >> the other people scared are the pakistanis. >> right. >> looking at what's happening says kroog the border, if we are completely pulling out. what does it say about the surge and the american lives that were lost with that escalation? >> if you look at the pentagon's own most recent report on what's been the last six...
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around the same weapons in america that they carried around in afghanistan when they were hunting the taliban. >> right. >> will you just give us an insight on the problems that we face getting rid of, you know, these magazine clips where you can, you know, shoot off, you know, dozens of bullets in seconds? and some of these assault weapons that, again, are made for one reason and one reason only, to kill as many human beings as quickly as possible. talk about the challenges. because i know there are 40 democrats in the house that are going to fight getting rid of assault weapons. of course, most of the republicans are going to fight it. what's the great challenge there? >> i think that you're right, joe, and general mcchrystal was right, these are weapons of war. they are not weapons that you go hunting with or really that you can protect yourself with. you know, there is going to be a discussion. you know, starting today, we're going to hear it from governor cuomo. the vice president's having a series of meetings today. he's going to come out with a series of proposals very soon. assault we
around the same weapons in america that they carried around in afghanistan when they were hunting the taliban. >> right. >> will you just give us an insight on the problems that we face getting rid of, you know, these magazine clips where you can, you know, shoot off, you know, dozens of bullets in seconds? and some of these assault weapons that, again, are made for one reason and one reason only, to kill as many human beings as quickly as possible. talk about the challenges....
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american taliban fighter must be allowed to pray daily with other muslims. john walker lind you remember him he sued high security in prison ban on group prayer went against koran and islam. it was a major security precaution the judge sided with lind. prosecutors are serving appeal. serving 20 years to help the taliban during the 2001 u.s. invasion of afghanistan. the first success for trigger law. administrative changes at failing public schools including the hiring and firing of teachers. after 18 month legal battle. a request by parents at kids at desert trails elementary to turn the school over to a private operation has now been approved. the charter school operator will take over in august. >> tell us the cutest story of the day please. >> it has to involve a dog. talk about one dog teaching a new dog tricks,. >> show her. >> we're stopping here. >> this 8-year-old puppy daze getting a helping paw from a 6 month old. daisy climbed the stairs without a problem but found getting down much trickier after some coaxing simon the other doggy showing way. th
american taliban fighter must be allowed to pray daily with other muslims. john walker lind you remember him he sued high security in prison ban on group prayer went against koran and islam. it was a major security precaution the judge sided with lind. prosecutors are serving appeal. serving 20 years to help the taliban during the 2001 u.s. invasion of afghanistan. the first success for trigger law. administrative changes at failing public schools including the hiring and firing of teachers....
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forces, that the afghan forces will not hang on to, sell it to, or have it capturedded from them by the taliban, and is it being a risk that what mite up in the hands of the haqqani network or potentially al al-qaa related groups? >> well, the defense secretary gave some information to the house in november about plans on this. he said the intense is to extract all equipment whose value to the arms forces is an extraction and recooperation. reallily, that is, you would expect that to include or have sophisticated equipment, but if we hope we do the southern route, pakistan, but we are negotiating northern rotes in kazakhstan and russia, but we can also bring equipment out by air, and as things stand now r there are no firm plans to leave equipment behind. there is no decisions to leave behind equipment x in afghanistan. if we do that, all relevant issues have to be looked at, but i think we should. if left to the afghan courses, we regard it in the same way. >> will export lines have to be issued for goods that are gifted, and will there be a need of approval for any such equipment? >> there's
forces, that the afghan forces will not hang on to, sell it to, or have it capturedded from them by the taliban, and is it being a risk that what mite up in the hands of the haqqani network or potentially al al-qaa related groups? >> well, the defense secretary gave some information to the house in november about plans on this. he said the intense is to extract all equipment whose value to the arms forces is an extraction and recooperation. reallily, that is, you would expect that to...
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is it being assessed that what might and the in of the hands of the taliban or some al qaeda believe the group's? >> the defense secretary give some information to the house and did in november about our plans on this. he told the house our intention is to respect all the equipment is the lead to the armed forces is greater than the cost of extraction. and recuperation. you would expect that to include woodall sophisticated -- inc lude with all sophisticated equipment. the can -- we can also bring some equipment out by air. there are no plans currently to leave any equipment behind. if we do that, all the relevant issues will have to be looked at -- but we will be regarded the and the the same way. >> will export licenses have to be issued? will there be a need for parliamentary approval be? >> every opportunity -- >> the equipment from the uk requires an export license. if the gift is above a certain by a, they are called in advance -- certain value, they are called in advance. >> i think it will be revisiting this issue. >> i'm sure. >> coming now to argentina. >> the cake governme
is it being assessed that what might and the in of the hands of the taliban or some al qaeda believe the group's? >> the defense secretary give some information to the house and did in november about our plans on this. he told the house our intention is to respect all the equipment is the lead to the armed forces is greater than the cost of extraction. and recuperation. you would expect that to include woodall sophisticated -- inc lude with all sophisticated equipment. the can -- we can...